Also on the main floor is a bathroom for the guests and the laundry room. And the master bedroom is also on the main floor. The headboard of their bed is actually wood from the farm she grew up on. There is also a footstool that was her mom’s and wedding presents of her parent’s hang on the wall as a nice personal touch. There is a large walk-in closet that is another of Julie’s favorite features. Her husband’s brother built their house and likes to joke that the house was “designed by the closet.” Julie knew she wanted a closet that was big enough to hold everything but also big enough that when she walked in she didn’t touch clothes on either side. The master bathroom features double sinks and a walk-in shower. Going to the basement of the home, family photos line the ledge of the steps along with two military flags. At the base of the steps is a shelf built from wood from the farm that hold Julie’s husband’s collection of duck decoys. Julie decorated the upstairs and her husband did the downstairs. The basement features a collection of stuffed animals, deer he shot and a beaver their niece’s son trapped. Also a collection of decoys and other odd’s and end’s. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom downstairs and also a room for Julie to work on her crafts and scrapbooks. Back upstairs, there is a nice patio off the back of the house to enjoy the view and wildlife with a pathway that leads to the shop. With the plow, there are pheasants that her husband made himself. Also in the back is where Julie’s garden is where she has lettuce, peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, gourds, and pumpkins planted. Though they sit not far from the highway, they enjoy a quiet and peaceful yard that gets its fair share of wild life visitors. n More photos at www.hervoiceonline.com HERVOICEvJULY/AUGUST 2019v17